Diffusion of Substances Across Membrane. Lab Report

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Diffusion of substance across the Membrane Diffusion of substance across the Membrane Research question: How surface area to volume ratio effects the transport of substances across the membrane. Hypothesis: As the area to volume ratio increases, the time taken for a complete diffusion will also increase. Variables: Independent variable: Dimensions of a block Dependent variable: Time taken for Agar jelly cubes to turn to pink. Constant variable: 50 ml of dilute HCL. Composition of Agar jelly. Temperature of the room. Apparatus: 1) Agar jelly 2) HCl – 1 molar 3) Petri dish 4) Cutting board 5) Scalpel 6) Stop watch 7) Pipette Procedure: Cut the agar into different sizes of blocks with a knife and measure the size with the help of a ruler to make an accurate experiment. Put some hydrochloric acid into a petri dish and make sure that it will completely cover an agar block. Then place the agar into the test tube including hydrochloric acid, start timing immediately by the help of a stopwatch. Observe the agar in petri dish; stop the stopwatch when the agar full changes its color to pink, which means that the hydrochloric acid is diffused into the agar completely. Record your data in a table you have made before. Repeat the experiment for each of the different sizes of agar blocks Diagram: Data collection: Dimension | Surface area | Volume | Surface area to volume ratio | Time taken for agar jelly to turn pink | Height=1 cm Length=3 cm Width=2 cm | 22 cm2 | 6 cm3 | 22:6= 3.66 | 2:45:66 | Weight= 0.5 cm Length= 2 cm Width= 1 cm | 7 cm2 | 1 cm3 | 7:1= 7 | 5:12:30 | Height= 0.3 cm Length= 1 cm Width= 2 cm | 5.8 cm2 | 0.6 cm3 | 5.8:0.6= 9.66 | 6:07:41 | Height= 0.6

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